Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 59 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

1. 1.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps

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